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Martial Courteys
The Labors of the Monthscirca 1565-1575

Not on view

Circular Limoges grisaille enamel plate with gold accents, depicting a January feast scene in the central well, surrounded by a border of strapwork, classical figures, and the inscription 'JANVIER'

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting an interior winter scene with two figures beside a hearth and a third carrying logs through an archway; scrollwork border with armored figures and the inscription "FEVRIER" at bottom.

Enamel plate painted in grisaille with gold trim, depicting figures engaged in outdoor labor among bare trees and a landscape with buildings in the background; the wide border features scrollwork cartouches with the inscription "MARS" at the bottom and "M.C." at the top.

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gilt details; central scene depicts a hunt with a mounted rider, a running figure, and hounds pursuing game before a landscape with buildings and trees; decorative border with scrollwork, birds, and acorns; Latin text "AVRIL" at bottom and "MC" at top.

Circular enamel plate painted predominantly in grisaille with gold border details. Central scene depicts a group of figures in classical dress gathered outdoors among trees, ruins, and mountains, some reading or making music. The wide border features musical instruments, scrollwork, and grotesque ornament in white on dark ground. The word "MAY" appears on a cartouche at bottom.

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting a pastoral scene of figures tending sheep and goats near a village with trees, framed by a gilt border; the wide rim decorated with grotesque scrollwork, keys, and fruit in dark enamel with Latin inscriptions at top and bottom.

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting three figures harvesting grain in a wooded landscape; decorative border with scrollwork cartouches bears the inscription "IVILLET" at the bottom and "M C" at the top.

Circular enamel plaque with deep brown ground; central medallion depicts a recumbent lion in grisaille beneath the Leo zodiac symbol, framed by scrolling strapwork with a cherub head at top and a horned mask at bottom; border rings of blue oval cabochons with gold accents on a hatched ground.

Enamel plate painted in grisaille with gold accents, depicting a harvest scene with multiple figures cutting and bundling grain, a dog in the foreground, and a landscape with buildings and trees behind. The wide border features scrollwork, grotesque ornament, and floral motifs in gray and gold, with Latin inscriptions reading "M·C·" at top and "IAQVST" at bottom.

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting a harvest scene: a standing figure sowing seed in the foreground, with oxen pulling a cart and a dog nearby, trees and a town in the background. The decorative border features scrollwork, foliage, and roundels, with the inscription "SEPTEMBRE" at the bottom and "M·C" at the top.

Enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting multiple figures treading grapes in a large wooden vat beside a winery structure; decorative border with urns, foliage, and grape clusters; cartouche at bottom reading "OCTOBRE" and initials "M·C" at top.

Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents. Central scene depicts two figures and pigs in a landscape with trees and buildings; one figure stands raising an arm, another crouches nearby. Ornate border features scrollwork, animal skulls, foliage, and cartouches inscribed "M·G" at top and "NOVEMBRE" at bottom.

Circular enamel plate painted predominantly in grisaille with gold border, depicting two figures tending a large open fire with orange-red flames before a stone building and bare tree; a third figure reclines at left. Decorative border of scrollwork and foliage with cartouches inscribed "M·CI" at top and "DECEMBRE" at bottom.

Painter: Martial Courteys
Title: The Labors of the Months
Place Made: France, Limoges
Date Made: circa 1565-1575
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions: Dimensions vary
Credit Line: William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number: 48.2.11.1-.12
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography: Levkoff, Mary L., ed. Hearst the collector. Exh. Cat. New York: Abrams and Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2008.